The five winners among the US National Book Foundation’s 25 shortlisted finalists are to be named on November 16 in New York City.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Fiction
The titles on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist were chosen from an initial pool of 463 submitted books. Shortlists come October 4.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Nonfiction
The titles on the National Book Awards’ newly released nonfiction longlist were chosen from an initial pool of 607 submitted books.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Poetry
The titles on the National Book Awards’ newly released poetry longlist include two debut poetry collections.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Translation
The titles on the National Book Awards’ newly released translation longlist were originally written in nine languages.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Young People’s Literature
The books on the young people’s literature longlist are the first cohort of five categories named this week by the US National Book Awards.
‘Maus’ Author Art Spiegelman Honored by US National Book Foundation
Art Spiegelman, whose ‘Maus’ has been the target of censorship efforts, is to be introduced at the National Book Awards by Neil Gaiman.
ALA’s Tracie Hall Receives the US National Book Awards’ Literarian Award
Tracie Hall, the first Black woman executive director of the American Library Association, receives this year’s lifetime literary award.
US National Book Award Foundation Names Its 2022 ‘5 Under 35’
The ‘5 Under 35’ honorees from the National Book Foundation include two authors published by independent houses.
Open Road’s New CEO on 2021: ‘We Found Ways To Grow’
‘As if we’ve built a fountain of youth for backlisted titles,’ David Steinberger writes in his appraisal of Open Road’s past year.